Guest guest Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 Several of the B's are supposed to help asthma as is magnesium and other substances, but the reason we recommend B12 first is research shows it helps improve the symptoms in 90% of those who get the B12 injections. We used the Physiologics sublingual B12 that Dr. says is just as effective as an injection, and you can use it as frequently as needed about 4 squirts at a time. I would also take magnesium also if you're not, just because it is a relaxer. Vitamin O might help too. jp > This week, an elderly gentlemen told me the subligual > B12 we recommended for his asthma had saved his life and > done more good than everything the doctors had tried > on him. > Could you elaborate more on the sublingual B12 for asthma? I am having breathing problems and believe I am deficient in B vitamins. Thanks, Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2003 Report Share Posted April 3, 2003 My 10 yr old daughter's asthma and Ocd came on suddenly together(she always had allergies, but the asthma may have been triggered by a respiratory virus). Controlling the asthma (now in remission for over a year) significantly improved ocd symptoms. However, she still gets very irritable when allergies flare up and it increases her obsessiveness about a few certain things. She takes tavist in the spring. (Sorry cannot comment on the med interactions, since she's never had ocd meds and no longer using inhalers). nancy grace > A couple of months ago Kati was diagnosed with mild asthma. She was > given an Albuterol inhaler with instructions to take two puffs before > exercising. Lately, she has sometimes become short of breath when > she was not exercising, and would not take the inhaler because she > was following the instructions....Yesterday, she became terribly > short of breath, unable to speak, and I had to take her to the ER. > They gave her prednisone and a nebulizer treatment. Now, I'm just > wondering how all these new meds will interact (if at all) with her > Luvox, and also how this might affect her OCD if she keeps having > breathing troubles....So far, no problems though, so I guess I > shouldn't borrow trouble! Anyone have any experience with asthma and > OCD together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 How scary for you and your daughter! My oldest daughter has asthma and OCD but she takes Zoloft. She is able to use her Flovent and Albuterol--as well as various allergy medications--without any problem. Our doctor did tell us that sometimes asthma (especially untreated asthma) can cause chemicals in the brain to change and that it can lead to anxiety disorders! I was amazed, especially since my severe asthma was untreated for about sixteen years (at the advice of a well-liked doctor!) My youngest daughter, who does take Luvox, does not have asthma. I would check with the doctor or pharmacist about it. Keep a good rein on it--I didn't believe for a long time that it could actually be life threatening but now use a preventative inhaler (Albuterol) daily and am amazed at how much better I feel. Good luck with it! Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 8:43 PM > Anyone have any experience with asthma and > OCD together? ~~~~~~~~~ Chelle was diagnosed with allergies and asthma when she was three years old and diagnosed with Tourettes, OCD, and ADHD at about age 10, so she has used inhalers and other allergy and asthma meds for the past seven years while being medicated for Tourettes, OCD, and ADHD. She has been getting allergy shots for the past 1 1/2 years. Progress, one child and one parent at a time. Phyllis ppepe40@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 Hi Kelley If your doctor knows of a study or source related to his comments about brain chemistry, asthma, and anxiety disorders I'd be curious to know more. nancy grace > How scary for you and your daughter! My oldest daughter has asthma and OCD > but she takes Zoloft. She is able to use her Flovent and Albuterol- -as well > as various allergy medications--without any problem. Our doctor did tell us > that sometimes asthma (especially untreated asthma) can cause chemicals in > the brain to change and that it can lead to anxiety disorders! I was amazed, > especially since my severe asthma was untreated for about sixteen years (at > the advice of a well-liked doctor!) My youngest daughter, who does take > Luvox, does not have asthma. I would check with the doctor or pharmacist > about it. Keep a good rein on it--I didn't believe for a long time that it > could actually be life threatening but now use a preventative inhaler > (Albuterol) daily and am amazed at how much better I feel. Good luck with > it! Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 Me too. My observation, Kel's OCD symptoms seem to rise and fall along with exposure to allergens. She doesn't have asthma, but does have a milk allergy and seasonal allergies. Avoiding milk lowers her ticcing alot, and giving Claritin daily starting in March avoids her usual spring-through-early-summer flare of OCD. I had originally been told to give allergy meds in response to symptoms i.e. wait until she had the runny nose, itchy eyes etc. and treat those, but OCD-wise it works better to try to avoid/minimize the initial allergy response altogether. It seems anything that gets her immune system riled up also gets OCD riled up, not just a strep infection. Kathy R. in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: nmlinnen Hi Kelley If your doctor knows of a study or source related to his comments about brain chemistry, asthma, and anxiety disorders I'd be curious to know more. nancy grace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 I'd be very interested as well. In Oct. of 2000 Billie suddenly became seriously ill with life threatening asthma and allergies. Soon after, she developed severe migraines and her pre-existing GI syndrome became much worse. By May of the following year we began to see what was quite obviously OCD. While her asthma was treated from the very beginning, it took a while to identify and eliminate allergens and to find the right med cocktail to bring her asthma under control. Please let us know if you can find any further info on this. Thanks Kathy on 4/4/03 11:48 AM, nmlinnen at nmlinnen@... wrote: > Hi Kelley > If your doctor knows of a study or source related to his comments > about brain chemistry, asthma, and anxiety disorders I'd be curious > to know more. > nancy grace > > > > >> How scary for you and your daughter! My oldest daughter has asthma > and OCD >> but she takes Zoloft. She is able to use her Flovent and Albuterol- > -as well >> as various allergy medications--without any problem. Our doctor did > tell us >> that sometimes asthma (especially untreated asthma) can cause > chemicals in >> the brain to change and that it can lead to anxiety disorders! --- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> -- Kathy Mac LICSW kathymac45@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 Grace, the doctor who told me about the connection was our psychiatrist and he recently moved from Nevada to Maine. If I hear of anything about the connection, I will be sure to post it. Sorry! Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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